43.138.0

renovatebot/renovate43.138.0Apr 21, 2026by github-actions[bot]

AI Summary

This release introduces a new default versioning strategy for GitHub Actions and fixes bugs related to version handling and the base Docker image.

Key Highlights

GitHub Actions now uses `github-actions` versioning by default
Fixed handling of `major.minor` and `major` versioning schemes
Updated ghcr.io/renovatebot/base-image docker tag to v13.36.3
Added missing `ConstraintName` enforcement

New Features

GitHub Actions default versioning

Full Release Notes

## [43.138.0](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/compare/43.137.0...43.138.0) (2026-04-21)

### Features

* **manager/github-actions:** use `github-actions` versioning by default ([#42713](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/issues/42713)) ([57d5fb3](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/commit/57d5fb3142d081674b540d287a9719a1a327a629)), closes [#42331](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/issues/42331)

### Bug Fixes

* **deps:** update ghcr.io/renovatebot/base-image docker tag to v13.36.3 (main) ([#42785](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/issues/42785)) ([c1d2f07](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/commit/c1d2f07232dd92a3a1389f4e92180b4a97363f6b))
* **versioning/github-actions:** correctly handle `major.minor` and `major` ([#42769](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/issues/42769)) ([413d941](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/commit/413d94178dafdd2eee19c5f9c3a6ec0b94732982))

### Miscellaneous Chores

* **types:** add missing `ConstraintName` enforcement ([#42745](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/issues/42745)) ([c5a87ef](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/commit/c5a87efec854c0a09c3c27cb96e3cec3df9a2db9))

### Build System

* **deps:** update dependency @redis/client to v5.12.0 (main) ([#42786](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/issues/42786)) ([8e4cd34](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/commit/8e4cd345fd2b1e682d12ce3f9193d8fc8af4a12a))